Comparison

MagicalDraw vs Clip Studio Paint for iPhone

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MagicalDraw

Create and join real-time collaborative drawing sessions instantly, with no registration needed. Enjoy a vast, customizable canvas with layers, shake correction, and undo features. Save, load, and share your creations, or even play drawing games together.

Highlights
  • Instant drawing room creation
  • No registration required
  • Real-time multi-user drawing
  • Vast, resizable canvas
  • Layer support and undo function
  • Save, load, and share drawings
  • Password protection and social login
Features
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MagicalDraw is a free, no registration required drawing chat service. You can create a drawing chat room in no time. - You can create a drawing chat room in 1 second, all for free. - No registration is required. Just push a button. - All the people on your computer or phone can enter the same room and draw at the same time. - You can change the size of the vast canvas as you wish. - Not to mention the layer function, shake correction and undo! - There is no limit to the number of people in a room, so you can use it for a large group and there is no time limit. - You can use the room you created forever. Your drawings will not be erased. - You can load, save and restore images. - You can set up passwords, of course, as well as Twitter connections and mutual followers! - You can stroke the picture of your precious person. Of course, you can also use the legs of a squid. - You can easily tweet or make a video of the picture you have drawn. - You can also play games such as "Drawing Swamp"!

About

Clip Studio Paint for iPhone

Create professional-quality digital art, comics, and animations with a vast array of brushes, materials, and editing tools. Offers features for beginners and pros, including 3D models for reference and advanced layer management.

Highlights
  • Unlimited brushes with realistic textures
  • Vast library of artist-made materials
  • Advanced coloring tools with Shading Assist
  • 3D models for anatomy and perspective reference
  • Comprehensive comic creation tools
  • Professional animation features
  • Non-destructive editing and layer management
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Draw with unlimited features for free for 30 hours monthly with no ads! Now with new, powerful features! Clip Studio Paint makes drawing a piece of cake, in any style! Whether you are a beginner or a pro, Clip Studio Paint will improve every aspect of your art experience, while helping you grow as an artist. Unlimited amount of brushes at your fingertips to recreate any style - Use brushes with the same textures as real art materials - Adjust details such as brush shape and paper quality to your liking - Make unique colors with realistic color mixing, like traditional paints - Draw with transparency to erase, so no need to switch brushes Countless artist-made materials - Level up your art with free materials, for backgrounds and more - Discover community-made brushes from creators worldwide - Add details with materials like frills and more Coloring made easy - Easily color even with line gaps using the magnetic lasso tool - Lock transparency to paint over layers without affecting other areas - Set light source and shadow position with Shading Assist - Instantly reference and apply colors from an image to your art using Color Match - Enhance your art with filters like Chromatic Aberration, Retro Film, Pencil, and more Learn alongside other creators - Loads of official tutorials and creator tips available - Watch tutorials on the Clip Studio Paint YouTube channel, for step-by-step advice - Ask questions on the Clip Studio Ask community Create the perfect reference with 3D models - Use 3D drawing figures to help out your anatomy - Customize character face and body models with beginner-friendly tools - Attach 3D objects like hats and shoes to characters for more specific references - Use 3D shapes to draw perspective Adjust after you draw - Liquify to make adjustments to the balance of your illustrations - Mesh Transformation allows you to transform to different shapes - Change up the poses of your character drawings with Puppet warp - Non-destructive color adjustment layers to get your art just right - Gradient maps give color to your grayscale illustrations Stress-free layer features - Assign colors and make multiple columns of layers to browse them at a glance - Enjoy the freedom of masking and clipping on multiple layers to edit and move your work - Add various effects to apply to the layer in a non-destructive way The ultimate comic creation app - All the tools you need for comic creation, from sketches to finishing touches - Panel frames, speech balloons, text, effect lines, and screen tones in an instant - Make high-resolution print data (6 GB+ memory recommended) - Manage multi-page projects Professional animation, on any device - Use all the same tools as animation studios - Unique features allow you to draw your frames as you like - Expand your drawings to 4K resolution without losing quality by saving it as vector data ●Grade features ・FREE: 30 hours/month ・PRO: All the tools you need to create stunning illustrations & short animations ・EX: All the above + multi-page functionality for comic/manga artists and unlimited animation frames *Clip Studio account needed to buy a plan. ● Target Devices and Specifications ・Minimum free storage space: 3GB, 4GB recommended ・Recommended display size: 5.5"+ Please see the following for supported devices. https://support.clip-studio.com/en-us/faq/articles/20200154 You can use the app fully for free for up to 30 hours each month. After this free period has ended, please purchase a plan to: - Save your canvas - Export your data in various file formats on iPhone and more Smartphone plan: PRO: US$0.99 per month, get an annual plan for up to 5 months' worth of savings! EX: US$2.49 per month, get an annual plan for up to 5 months' worth of savings! Clip Studio Paint End User License Agreement https://www.celsys.com/en/information/csp/ https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

MagicalDraw3 screens
Clip Studio Paint for iPhone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Clip Studio Paint for iPhone at 4.4 against MagicalDraw's 3.5. Clip Studio Paint for iPhone also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.7K vs 19). MagicalDraw's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and review sentiment (64% vs 35%). On price and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Clip Studio Paint for iPhone sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. MagicalDraw asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Clip Studio Paint for iPhone holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clip Studio Paint for iPhone has 1.7K ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of MagicalDraw's written reviews are positive against 35% of Clip Studio Paint for iPhone's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MagicalDraw ships an update monthly, Clip Studio Paint for iPhone every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 26, 2026.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
MagicalDraw versus Clip Studio Paint for iPhone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagicalDrawClip Studio Paint for iPhone
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (19 ratings)4.4 (1.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.8% of reviews — better35.4% of reviews
Number of ratings191.7K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#124 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB560 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAki UenoCELSYS,Inc.

Customer experience

MagicalDraw

All ratings19 ratings
Positive52.6%
Neutral21.1%
Negative26.3%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive63.8%
Neutral21.7%
Negative14.5%

Clip Studio Paint for iPhone

All ratings1,737 ratings
Positive84.3%
Neutral4.4%
Negative11.3%
Written reviews376 reviews
Positive35.4%
Neutral17.0%
Negative47.6%

Bugs and requests

MagicalDraw

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Clip Studio Paint for iPhone

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login and account issues
  • Unresponsive brushes and tools
  • Inability to access purchased content
  • Drawings not saving properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to save and continue drawings across sessions
  • More free brushes and tools
  • Improved mobile optimization
  • Perpetual license option for mobile

In-app purchases

None

MagicalDraw

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

Clip Studio Paint for iPhone

Subscriptions11
  • PRO Monthly Smartphone Plan$0.991 Month
  • EX Monthly Smartphone Plan$2.491 Month
  • PRO Monthly Single-Device Plan3 Days trial$4.891 Month
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  • PRO Monthly Single-Device Plan3 Months trial$4.891 Month
  • PRO Monthly Dual-Device Plan3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • PRO Monthly Dual-Device Plan3 Months trial$7.991 Month
  • PRO Monthly Premium Plan3 Months trial$9.491 Month
  • EX Monthly Single-Device Plan3 Days trial$9.691 Month
  • EX Monthly Single-Device Plan3 Months trial$9.691 Month
  • EX Monthly Dual-Device Plan3 Days trial$13.491 Month
  • EX Monthly Dual-Device Plan3 Months trial$13.491 Month

Questions

Is MagicalDraw free?
MagicalDraw is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Clip Studio Paint for iPhone free?
Clip Studio Paint for iPhone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MagicalDraw or Clip Studio Paint for iPhone?
Clip Studio Paint for iPhone is rated higher. MagicalDraw averages 3.5 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Clip Studio Paint for iPhone averages 4.4 from 1.7K ratings.
Do MagicalDraw or Clip Studio Paint for iPhone have ads?
MagicalDraw shows ads; Clip Studio Paint for iPhone does not.
Which is updated more often, MagicalDraw or Clip Studio Paint for iPhone?
MagicalDraw ships an update monthly, and Clip Studio Paint for iPhone every 3 weeks. Most recently, MagicalDraw was updated on September 26, 2026 and Clip Studio Paint for iPhone on September 26, 2026.

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